Parking Brake Related Problems of the 2001 BMW M3

Table 1 shows one common parking brake related problems of the 2001 BMW M3.

Table 1. Parking Brake related problems of BMW M3

Problem Category Number of Problems
Parking Brake Linkage And Cable problems
1

Parking Brake Linkage And Cable problem

While driving at 30 mph passenger's rear tire locked up, and consumer heard a loud grinding noise when driving, there was recall (01v245000) for this problem, but this vehicle was not included in that recall. Contacted dealer. There was a bolt sticking through the right rear brake assembly. The parking brake was loose and grinding and the parking brake assembly was replaced. The rear bumper was damaged on lot.



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